Re: downloading a single file using multiple threads

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Willy Denoyette [MVP] <willy.denoyette@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <skeet@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Willy Denoyette [MVP] <willy.denoyette@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm not talking about parallel connections, I'm talking about "same
connection" multiple "overlapping range" requests. I know you kan
have parallel requests over two different connections.

But I can't see why you're focusing on "same connection" multiple
requests. There's nothing in the OP's original post to suggest he's
wanting that, and I don't think Peter, Joerg or I have suggested doing
it either.

Wait a minute I guess your purpose is one again to pick on me, right?

Not at all - and I don't recall picking on you particularly in the past
either :)

It's just that when talking about HTTP and FTP I've always been
considering what I think of as the natural way of downloading multiple
chunks in multiple threads - using multiple requests on multiple
connections.

You repeatedly say (correctly, as far as I'm aware) that it can't be
done on a single connection (with HTTP/FTP) but that's a straw man that
no-one's actually suggested - so why keep talking about it?

<snip>

I don't even know whether the OP isn't simply talking about a file
server request using System.IO.

Indeed. It would be nice if the OP would return to the thread :)

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